Senior Fluid Controls Engineer - Aerospace & Defense

CIRCOR International, Inc.; Corona, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense designs and manufactures advanced fluid controls and actuation products for aerospace and defense programs. The Principal Engineer provides deep engineering leadership, delivering feasible technical solutions for new product development and mentoring the engineering team.

They lead multi-discipline proposals, validate designs, and guide formal reviews with suppliers and customers, while aligning with MIL-STD-810/RTCA-DO-160.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience in non-recurring estimation and program management fundamentals (schedule, cost, quality).
• Proficient with hydraulic and/or pneumatic design and analysis; knowledge of aerospace materials.
• Familiar with DFMEA, VAVE, DFM and requirements management; ability to size and analyze systems.
• Experience with testing hydraulic/pneumatic setups, instrumentation, and MIL-STD-810/RTCA-DO-160 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical proposals by delivering Technical Volumes, Compliance Matrices, Risk Registers and Work Breakdown Structures.
• Provide initial technical feasibility for new fluid controls and actuation proposals.
• Mentor and guide the engineering team; drive innovation and technical reviews with suppliers and customers.
• Review and approve technical drawings through Change Control Board; support Engineering and Production.
• Design innovative fluid control and actuation solutions using multidomain simulations; contribute to R&D and tech roadmaps.

Skills

Communication skills

Non-recurring estimation

Program management

Stress/flow analysis

Troubleshooting hydraulics/pneumatics

Aerospace materials knowledge

LabVIEW knowledge

DFMEA/requirements management

Education

BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

MathCAD

Simulink

LabVIEW

Job description

CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense designs and manufactures advanced fluid controls and actuation products for aerospace and defense programs. The Principal Engineer provides deep engineering leadership, delivering feasible technical solutions for new product development and mentoring the engineering team.

They lead multi-discipline proposals, validate designs, and guide formal reviews with suppliers and customers, while aligning with MIL-STD-810/RTCA-DO-160.